Camp bed



Nov. 3, 1931. w. B; VAN WERT CAMP BED 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed DeC. 3l, 1929 lill.. r/l will.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Nov. 3, 1931. w. B. VAN WERT CAMP BED Filed Deo. 31. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 lkml IFI-l..

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ATTORNEY Nov. 3, 1931. w. B: VAN WER-r 1,830,378

CAMP BED Filed Dec. 31, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet I5 l l l l l l l l E 771| .36 49 n 4a* INVENTOR 656 ATTORNEY im orjtrasportationf' v 'jim and arranged-al @maar i immaneisilvAN-wmg'or PEoxvIfLL'E, PENNSYLVANIA a, 1

BED

lTlisinventiori elatesjliololdingbedsdel signed forluse i-'n an ps"\,tl 1`evbed' being espe?- c ists.

i Apresent invention isfthej provision; oi ar bed yofthe above character which majfbeused"inconnection'withor' dependentlyofan automo ilegand'vvhennot in use,- may be fcoImpact-lM folded or' `storage vwnotlier'objectiefth 'in vision of a'fcarnpers 'loefd"l vvhichfA f'ir'iay@y be at# .tache'd to the running board' of;` anautolof' bilefand extended or -us'egorf'm'ay bejfolded gthejoutefr edge of the T1111- nime;v 'board to prox/rideva 7 `f L f *Withtheabo ncl =o Y thef'inventin janddet is offconstructomggtp l trated in? the" accompanying ldrawings Band' pointed; out inf'the appended-claims;-

f InVthediraWingsF-f?" Y T f Figure 1- "i's ja pl vievv'y Vshowing ithe," bed extended'ouseJ-f f e lFigure 2 aside away: A .i Figure 3 is an end VViewp'illlustratiiig" the manner ofoldingthe legs at the outerjend of th'e'bed 'Y 1 A Figure 'Zlfis fragmentary vieW 'showing yonecorner'oithefi'rrnerendotlithebedl Y lFigure 5i is "a fragmentary 'view' illustrat-- ing f the' kinail-ner' o' fattach' the ibed" to, 'an automobileK running 'lot'iardi` l'the latten 'being showniiilseetioii.1 f4 i' v Figure i6 is 'fa detail? sectionall vievvv taken 'I ik through"onefFthef-endirailsa 1 l Figure isyafragrnentary elevationf'of a portion of 'the yinner fend' f'thefbed; i' 'y *Y :Figure lojs-.asectionon thcline ,of

i A :fzFigure 11i-is an enlarged sectional wfievvy on lfiieeihiierjsi! 192e.; ,serial 417,735.' Q

Sammelmaf 24. For this purpose,

manner oi adjusting the outer legs ofthe Y Figure 13 is a section. on the line lil-#13, of Figure'- yFigure' 14 1s a fragliientary elevation of vthe "brace barjsliown in Figures 11 and i12. 55'- Fi'gure 15 is an end' view-of thesame.

' Figure lfis a view showing the fraie of -w the bedpartly folded.v v j. Figure 17 iis a ysectional lview `ron the, line 17e-Hof FigurelSg; Y fr auf 60 Figurev 18` is an! `elevation' at right' angles to Figure lrvvith parts bro`kenavvayv Figure 19 isa top plan view vvi h theparts in'position shown inv Figures 16, 17 an'd'lS,r parts'beihngbroken awayan'd shown `'i'njspse'ci tionrl ,n y 4k A, k M 7:, 4 Figure/20' Vis a `rsection on the line 2 Q-20 'offFigui-'e 19.1"* Q 5. y Figure anend v'iewjiivth'the frame of the'ybedarrangedito provide' a luggage carrier',` thef v'runningilooard `being shown' in section."i i Referring tothe #drawings `in detail -Whereinli'ke'characters off-'reference denote corre-- spondingparts', the frame ofthe `bed asshown comprises lend rails Q2 and sectional side These" rails arev formed of "angle iron .and provide a rectangular frame with'- in which is 1stretched a canvas or other fabric v the fabricl 24 has ex-1 80 tenfling transversely j along opposite ends iod'slf',v Wh'oseends-are looped as'lshovvn at 26, The canvas 24 is providedw'ith'" spaced openings tol receive eyes 27 at one end of springs 28, 'theeyes receiving the rodsv 'LOL so'ja's to provide a' strong and durable, con-5 y nection-betWeen-'thelcanvas and the springs'. Eyes'fatY theotherend of the springs pass through openings provided in a plater 30;r and 9 this plate is provided with spaced hooks 31 which are removably received within 'openi ingsQ. provided in the rail22- at fthe inner end ofthe frame. i L ,1 l A'similar plateis attached tothe other 95 end of the Ycanvasl means ofloops or .links 34:. One end of these links'are attached to the plate 33l While the opposite ends -en gage around/a. rod-35 similar to @the rod'25.y n

The ycanvas' 24 is thus removably andyi'eld- 100 ing'ly attached Vto the` opposite ends of the connection as shown at 64 with 1 the outer Vframe. i l f a. ends of arms 65. These arms are of different Extending downwardly Yfrom opposite lengths andare pivotally Ysecured'to the side sides at the inner end of the frame are rigid' rails 23 asrshown at 67. Asthe yokes 63 are notched asat 37. VPlates 38 are secured with-. y tached to the bars 55 which slide within thev in these angleironsland theirloweren'ds39 channel bar, the outer endof thebedrframe varejspaced from Utheangle ironsias,clearlyv maygbe vertically adjustedin accordance shown in Figure 6 of the drawings. *Eyesl with the height of the running board of an 10 42V extend from the upper corners of thevinautomobile. y 75 ner end rail 22 andlthese'eyesreCeiveremov-*l Whenthe"bed'isinpositionfor use, the bar 'able ypins 41 which also extend through eyes w59 is arrangedto provide a brace which con- 42 carried by bars 43. v `'nects theY outer legs with the bed frame and These bars form legs for the inner endof 1,for this ypurpose*` one endof the har 59 is the bed frame and carryi'lieade'd studs' 44 notched vasshown"'z'itf68for engagement over k30 whiclrare received within the notches 37st a headedspin I69.Q'ne olfwhich is, provided the lower ends. ofltheangle irons 36.' u The 1 1pQn ..eagchisideoff theframe.l Springs 70 lower endsjof thebars 43 are extended: to COnneCt-tl-1elOWr-y0kS,63j0ftl1e"legsg53,

Vprovidefeet 45 whilethe upper ends'V Vcarry with feet 71 at the lower. ends of the angle' angular extensionsj-46 to receivetheouter bars' 54. These springsacttozdraw;theslid- 135 edge o angliautomobile Tunning' board 47. ing bal'fS55 dOWDWardfWhile tle'fpin's 571001 v'l-vherclramping` screw 4,8 provides means for tlle'lbfll'lgallsmovement,in either direc-V l damning engagementywith the running' lOILl 2 j j hoerd as shown'in'Figure of the drawings. .The Side rails: 23 orf-the yleed are,as stated,

With the parts arranged as SbOWnjnFigi or sectional formation, and thesefsections are f90 ure12.- the inner end of the .bed frame is suphmgedly C OIlIleCed bynleans ofdoublelinks mired" bw? une bars '43.the1aner forming 72 *Th'ese double-links 72 are-Connectedby lveosgfor. fhefmme. Bv removnq the` pins @web 73 as Shown nFieures 19 and-'l0 ofthe Y 4:11amV reversing the' bar 43.y thev latter may drawings, whilepivotpins 74 extend through Y30 hevvar'ranhedftransverselv.ofrgtlie vunnerface 'hel'uks and through reinforclngxplates 75 595 of the .running board as shown in y]d`i.f '1 u'e 5 and thedlacenenClSOfr the fITalSSC-ODS- @#fbpmwingg The-15in 414511113 hotpnly Vlhese fsiderailsections'mayjthus-.befswung nrovides a binde connection between-th'ehar Pl'VOuYllPlWafddownward:f'l'votalbmovef Y 43 andthe bed'tramefwith the parts 'arranged IlleltlbeH-gllmd by hilbllted ldsoftho Y' es shown ip-wliqme. but falso. memes sidefrail sectionsand the web Z3-,which con-g 100 meansftoholdihe headed stud,44 witlainthe IleC Phelnksfsn "Itmwfbfherlstted 'hftt notch 37 and nrevent outward swinging 'the lmks 72v3SWeHS'Vhe Web 7.3{1113011 Uil@A movementofthe,bai-S43whenthe.latterfarev 51de 0f the bed 'are relativlysholtfso that 'utilized asleos. A brace 48 has one of its When--hfs'delail SGCOIiSfTe.Xended'p- 40 ends 'nivot'allv vsecured to; theffeXtension` 36 Ward as ShOWH in Figure 16 ofthe'dl'wngse 5105 HS, ShOWu `51h49; while .isgopposite end is the-.Side Irailsections Vat one side offtheloed Dombes as VShown@ fOIV-fI-emovable. en wlll be closer than the side yrail sections :at sagement with,al1eaded studlfwhich ex' the oppolteside: I` g tendsY from, one yof the siderails' 23;` vThe Assummg that-thebedinfits 'extendedpof y 45; Hm-f. gicle mi! 23 andextension 36 rfsimiji' sitlon is .attached to the running hoardgofan 1110 larlv braced. Braces'38 Yconnect the extenlllOmOlQll" in Ol'd'ftO'fOld'the bedafthe'bfs sionsnnd Lend rails 22', asshowninFigure 59 arefdls'engagedfrom thefst'udsGQ-Q. where` 4 of the drawings.Y jk E' v I' The. vQuim-@Qd ofthe bedis Supported by ward as showninF-lgure 3vofrthe drawings; `Y .50 legsg53. VI heselegs are of sectional formapofhbf thelegs With'the b IC'e-lb's G'S'WHQ'? 'n f tion and comnrise channel-'bars 54-within 1119.` upwardQwithin the angularfend rails 29,.:

`r which areslidingly' mounted barg 55- gf1r hre Thes1dera1ls-23 are then-'lswunfgupwardin Channel bal-S54: are pi-@Yided g .with spaced parallelfrelatlonfas shown Figure IGywith nngningswjor thehreceptiongof lockingpins the outer vends of'theyouter sections -oftli'ese Theiain 57 is carried liv-a' bracebar 59and 0f the' Ollfl'elid rail 522 T'S'liding `withinI the thisbarfcarrie'satone end a canniGO. y Thebar Spa@ between the eXtenSiou 'anl the spaced G0 55 has*extendingr therefrom a icu'rvedtongue ends Offtheplates'39. I V A l Cream @which srmnqedin the-path of Headed studs 76 whichl nrojjectfiroin the mi movement fthfefhari ri?) for a. p'urposeto; be outer end rail 22, enter thenotclie's 3'?.l The presently.erqrulain'ed..A f narallwel sections of theJ side rails arethcn, Y. VV VVVExtending aroundgthehar 55'ancl'th`e chanfoldedinwardly'alnd downwardlif'fin'dinel bar 54 andsecured to the former as shown cated by the arrowsinF ure the drawat 62z'are yokes"63;*"Theseyokes have' pivotal lings;edas the'Tsi-'defrail'sectionsun-` oneYY 130 5 angle irons 36,.the flower ends of which are slidable upon the channelbars v54 and are at- .#0

57 @high passiv tho'ugh these Opening-S and side railsarran'ged!within-the'outer endsfof '129 K Sdzof the frnie arespaced further apart than' the side rail sectlonsuponnthe other *i Y f sider'of the frame, 1thesections`of one side Y' rail willrfold within the sections 'ofthe'other vside rail, as shown in Figure 19- of the drawi ings. f' Straps? arevthen se'curedaroundthe -folded outer rail sections and the 'sections i are swunpivotally upward tothe position shown in 1gure21 ofthe drawings. When in'thisfpositiom'the brace bars48 have their end of .the frame to theirunning' board of l an'automobile, whereby the frame may be arranged horizontallyin extended position' i notched ends engaged over headed screws 78 which are carried by'bi'ackets`v79 extending from the bars 43. The braces 48 are clamped inzpositio'nuby means of wing nuts 80. The frame in itsfolded-ggcondition vwillthus eX-K tend vertically valong-the outer edge of the i zol Vruiming board and vprovide" a luggage carrler. 1

` By disengaging the bars 59'from the headedv studs 69 and 'swinging these bars inwardV parallel with the legs 53, the pins 57 maybe 'vwithdrawnifrom the openings 56 so that the bjar'59 which carries the yoke 63 may be verticallyadjusted toadjustfthe height vof the oute'r end of the bedrv This disengagement of V, the pins 57 from the openings `56is due to the bar `59 riding upo-nthecam 61 and the cam l 60 riding upontheface of; the bar55.l

VThe invention is susceptible of various y changes in its form,gproportions and minor i 'Y details ofconstruction and the right is here- ,s in reserved "to make such ,changes as propwihin the scope yofthe appended claims.

Having described'the invention. what :isi i claimed is z 1. In a foldin'gbed,a frame including end rails, sectional side rails, supporting legs, i means to fold the sections of one side rail V'within the sections of the [other vside rail,

means to fold the side rail sections between the end rails, means t'o hingedly secure certhe frame within one of the end rails.

Vtain of the legs to one end ofthe frame, and 1 i meansto fold the legs at the other end of j 2Q In a` folding bed for automobiles, a y `frame including end, rails, sectional side y rails, means connecting the side rail setionsv Vto fold the latter within the end rails in `spaced parallel relation, with the sections of Y one side rail folded within the' sections lofv y.the other side rail, meansl to Vremovably secure Y* one end of the ,frame to; the'running board' be arranged horizontally in extended position to provide a-bedand vertically in folded positionto provideA aluggagecarrier, and

means to support the outer end ofthe bed.

"3; Inl a 'folding bed-fori automobiles, a y frame includingendmild/sectional vside rails, ifmeansconnecting theA side rail sections to Y fold thelatter withinthe end rails in spaced f ,parallel relation withthe sections of one* side rail foldedfwithin the sections -of the otherside rail, meanstohingedlysecure one Y of an automobile, whereby the frame may Y pss 

